We will spending several days staying in Bingen while we explore the Rhine, Mosel, & other areas. On the last day, we will train to Rothenberg ob der Tauber. I have a screen clip of a response Lee posted to another questioner in which he states that to go from Munich to Bacharach, St Goar, etc, one can use a Quer-Durchs-Land-Ticket which costs (on weekdays) 42€ for the first traveler & €6 more for each additional traveler up to 5 total. However, I'm unable to find any such fare on the DB web site. The least expensive one-way trip for the 5 of us on 16 May (Monday) appears to be €109. I have even tried searching the DB website using the name of the ticket & nothing like that fare comes up. Is this fare not available on line, or do I have incorrect information? Also, one of the days we are in Bingen (Thursday 12 May), we would like to take the train to Baden Baden & return that evening. The return fare for 5 appears to start at €168. Is there a similar Lander pass that could work for that? And finally, on Sat 14 May, we would like to go from Bingen to Heilbronn early in the day & return that evening, so I'm seeking similar information for that trip.
Thanks for your help.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19232 posts
I just put in Bingen to Rothenburg ob der Tauber Bahnhof for 5/5/11. I used 5 adults. Since the Quer durchs Land Ticket is a regional offer, I specified "Only Local Transport" under Means of Transport. I had no problem getting a €66 offer for 5 under Savings fares. Bingen is in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. You can use a Rheinland-Pfalz ticket (€33 for 5) from Bingen to the Hbf in Karlsruhe, which is a border station for the RL-P-Ticket. It looks like Karlsruhe to Baden-Baden, RT, could be by a KVV 24 Stunden (hour) ticket for the Netz KVV for 14,50 for 5 people. For Bingen to Heilbronn, since it is on a weekend, a €39 Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket would seem to be the best fare.
Posted by
OP
Madison, WI, USA
101 posts
Thanks a lot, Lee- clicking on "Local Transport" turned out to be the answer for the R odT question. In the process of booking the other tickets now. Between your answers to questions from me & others and your GermanTravel-Info site, I am really looking forward to seeing a small part of Germany for the first time. Thanks again!
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
9140 posts
Just as a tip, if you were wanting to go to Baden-Baden just to experience the spas, you can do the same thing in Wiesbaden or Bad Homburg. They both have historic, gorgeous, luxurious spas and baths. Saves you a lot of travel time and money that you can spend on extra massages and treatments.
Posted by
OP
Madison, WI, USA
101 posts
That's a GREAT idea, Jo. Can you recommend any particular favorites in either location? We were thinking of going to the Friedrichsbad spa in Baden-Baden for a combination of the beautiful, historical setting & the experience, so I would be particularly interested in a similar setting if you know of any. Thanks!
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
9140 posts
Here is information on Wiesbaden and the Kaiser Friedrich Therme: http://www.historicgermany.com/2950.html http://www.wiesbaden.de/en/medien/dokumente/sports/2_KFT_Broschuere_engl_all.pdf This is the Kur Royale in Bad Homburg: http://www.kur-royal.de/en/info/galerie.htm
Posted by
Danville, VT
12040 posts
The point brought up by Jo is exactly the reason why I don't like Rick Steve's Germany guide. In addition to Bad Homburg and Weisbaden, Bad Kreuznach is only about 15 minutes away from Bingen. Bad Dürkheim is also only about 30 minutes to the south, which if any town in Germany could claim to be it's wine capital, this would be it. All four of these towns offer luxury spas and they're much closer and more easily accessible to the Rhine and Frankfurt International Airport than Baden-Baden. But only using Mr. Steves' guide, you would think Baden-Baden has the only spa in Germany.